Sat, Oct 17 - Hyde Park Book Club Leeds
NEW RELEASES
Folk appears here via The Mary Wallopers’ Irish folk show at O2 Academy Leeds in October 2026.
Folk Gigs from September 2026
Featuring asher white, the mary wallopers, ibibio sound machine, pit pony, protomartyr, slow pulp, the felice brothers, in colour festival and more.
Sat, Oct 17 - Hyde Park Book Club Leeds
Recently Announced Shows in Leeds
The Felice Brothers’ folk-driven show at Leeds Irish Centre underpins this folk-focused listing.
Sat, Oct 17 - Brighton Centre
The Coral 2026 Tour
The Coral’s folk rock core, heard across all dates, anchors this run on the folk listings alongside their indie and jangle pop leanings.
Sat, Oct 17 - O2 Academy Brixton London
O2 Academy Brixton
Folk at O2 Academy Brixton comes from Amble’s Irish folk set and The Hu’s folk metal and folk rock show.
Sat, Oct 17, Sun, Oct 18 - O2 Academy Leeds
An Evening With Band of Horses: Celebrating 20 Years of Everything All The Time
Folk and folk punk are covered by The Mary Wallopers’ Irish folk-driven show at O2 Academy Leeds.
Sat, Oct 17 - Oran Mor Glasgow
Ferocious Dog - Ferocious UK Farewell Tour 2026 Finale
Ferocious Dog bring their politically charged folk punk sound to Oran Mor for the Ferocious UK Farewell Tour 2026 Finale.
Sat, Oct 17 - Concorde 2 Brighton
LOUT Gigs in Brighton
Folk pop textures surface in Teenage Fanclub’s jangle-led set at Concorde 2 Brighton in November 2026.
Sat, Oct 17 - Project House Leeds
ROOR New Releases
Folk and indie folk run through Nadia Reid’s NCEM date and Shovel Dance Collective’s Brudenell Social Leeds finale.
Sat, Oct 17 - Hallé at St Michael's Manchester
Margaret Glaspy
New York singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy brings her contemporary folk sound to Hallé at St Michael's.
Sat, Oct 17 - HOWARD ASSEMBLY ROOM Leeds
Breabach
Scottish group Breabach perform contemporary folk rooted in Highland and Island traditions in Leeds.
Sat, Oct 17 - St Luke's Glasgow
Beth Orton
Beth Orton’s alternative folk songwriting underpins her St Luke's Glasgow show.
Sat, Oct 17 - ALPHABET Brighton
John Craigie + special guest Jobi Riccio
Folk and americana come to Brighton as John Craigie plays Alphabet with special guest Jobi Riccio.
Sun, Oct 18 - THE BROOK Southampton
Crash Test Dummies
Gareth Dunlop adds folk rock textures in support of Crash Test Dummies at The Brook.
Sun, Oct 18 - The Hope & Ruin Brighton
TOM MCRAE
Indie folk songwriter Tom Mcrae plays a stripped-back show at The Hope & Ruin Brighton.
Sun, Oct 18 - Blue Note London
HAK BAKER
Hak Baker performs folk-rooted, storytelling songwriting with alternative rock edges at Blue Note.
Sun, Oct 18 - Brudenell Social Club Leeds
COMING SOON at the Brudenell Social Club
Folk appears across the COMING SOON run via Le Vent Du Nord, Shovel Dance Collective and Ferris & Sylvester.
Sun, Oct 18 - Brudenell Social Club Leeds
Recently Announced at the Brudenell Social Club
Emma Ruth Rundle’s contemporary folk-leaning show anchors the folk thread in this Brudenell Social Club series.
Sun, Oct 18 - Saint Luke's Glasgow
Margaret Glaspy
Folk takes centre stage as Margaret Glaspy headlines Saint Luke's in Glasgow in October 2026.
Mon, Oct 19 - Hyde Park Book Club Leeds
Brudenell Presents
Jake Xerxes Fussell brings Americana-rooted folk songs to a Brudenell Presents date at Brudenell Social Club.